The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-13

counter VIII. MS DfOLucT HcuF pe41coNHlc,
is improving, and the physicians say there
is good hopes of his recovery.
At Crescent City quite an interest is being
developed in the grating of the japan per-
simmon on common wild stalk. The fruit
| is delicious and is Il generous bearer, making
it favoritc.
Quite a number Of Apalaclicola vessels
are getting ready to tackle the sponge reefs.
Dingys are being repaired, hooks looked
after, and scene of general activity is
among the feet.
! J. E. Callahan. Of Pensacola, came out
ahead on the contracts let fer supplies at
Fort Bal1ancas, he having got the contract
to supply $50 cords of wood and g, 800
pounds of grain.
! During the past year 107 members have
been received into the Presbyterian church
of Gainesville. Under Rev. Curry's pas
| torate labors unprecedented prosperity has
attended the church.
At Chipley wool is now coming rapidly in
! and merchants are paying over 25c. per
pound. The fleece is reported heavy and Of
| good quality. There is as much wool han
died there as at any point in West Florida.
| H. C. Baldwin, of Naugatuck, Conn, offers
| $500 reward for legal proof of the death, or
information of the whereabouts, III alive, of
Z. NJ Andrews, who mysteriously disap-
poared from Highland Park, Jan. l., 1885
Bishop John Moore has gone to New York
to solicit funds to assist in rebuilding the
old cathedral in st. Augustine. Upwards
of 81 900 have been subscribed by the en-
ployes of Hotel Ponce de Leon for the resto-
ration.
Capt. Benjamin A. Deal, who has been
cashier of the Palatka National Bank for
the past two years, resigned that position
on Thursday last to accept the position Of
head booKkeeper in the Florida Southern
railway Offices, and entered upon his duties
Friday.
The schooner Golden Age was at Apa-
lachicola from the sponge reefs this week.
She had 401 punches of very fine sheep wool
sponge which were bought by +. Messina
for 1856 CO. There were seven in the crew,
and each mans share was STA 70; vessels
share $243
A rumor is current in Palatka that Maj.
o. W. Bromwell, who lately resigned his
position as General Freight and Passenger
Agent of the Florida Southern railway is
making arrangements to establish private
bank in Palatka. Maj. Cromwell, who is at
present North, will return TO the city about
the first of the month when all the particu-
lars will probably be made public.
The United States flagship Richmond
bearing the flag of Rear Admiral Luce, is
at Key West, from Curacao. The crew is
being exercised for the drills which will
take place in Hampton roads toward the
close Of the month. The exercises will in
clude firing, both with small arms and great
guns at targets established on shore. 1t is
expected that the whole North Atlantic
squadron will rendezvous at Hampton roads
on May 20.
j. H. Reeves, a young man who has been
working on groves for the past two weeks,
disappeared from Lake Jessup about a
week ago. and up to this time no traces Of
| his whereabouts can be obtained. When
| leaving he stated that he would be back the
same evening. He had about S35 ON his
person. The missing man is from South
| Carolina, and was in bad health at the time
of his disappearance. 1t Is supposed that he
wandered into the swamp and lost himself.
Conductor Seip, while on his way to Pa
| latka last Friday on train, and while at
! Micanopy junction, discovered huge turtle
crossing the track. The turtle was taken
in and brought to Palatka, and has been
served on the table three times The turtle
was one of the largest of its kind, measuring
| three feet long and two and a half feet wide.
1t was very fat and contained some 800 or
400 eggs. 1t is seldom that such large
turtle as this is seen in the backwoods of
Florida.
In the Circuit Court at Gainesville Tues
day Eli Chapman, a negro COW thief, was
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hard labor in the State penitentiary u.
Coleman, another eolored thief,9twa found
guilty and sentenced to two yeaFs in the
penitentiary Barney Nickles was found
guilty on the charge of assisting prisoners to
escape. Sentence on the latter, who is also
colored, has not yet been passed. A true
bill was found by the grand jury against j.
M. Parkerson for murder, and he is now III
Jail.
1t is said that the object of ex-Gov. Drew's
visit to Ocala last week was to offer, in Gov.
| Perrys behalf, the place now held by Judge
King to Gen. Finley, who has accepted it,
and the appointment will soon be announced.
The object of this was partly to win the
support of Gen. Finley's friends for Perry,
and partly to get him out of the way in case
Gov Perry has to make another appoint
ment to fiji Senatorial vacancy by reason
of the Legislature failing to elect. The
latest rumor on this point is that If there is
a vacancy Col. Chipley will be appointed.
A party of ladies and gentleman left Or
lando Sunday morning between 4 and
o'clock on horseback for a ride to Apopka
and Clay Springs. They took dinner in
Apopka and then rode over to Clay Springs.
After spending several hours there they
started to return to Orlando, leaving the
Springs about o'clock After riding seven
hours they found themselves in front of the
hotel at which they ate dinner. One of the
riders was determined to reach home at all
hazards, so he turned his horse in the direc-
ton of Orlando and came down the streets
at O'Clock Monday morning, having ridden
all night The others arrived at o O'Clock
the same morning, having spent the night
in Apopka.
Gainesville Record: Some time ago a
young lady advertised in paper of this
State for correspondent with view to
matrimony, over nom de plume. A gen
tlenen replied to her by mail, giving her his
address. Letters were exchanged between
them, and an appointment was agreed upon
at the Georgia Baptist Convention. The
lady was from Wilkes county, Ga, and the
gentleman from Live Oak, Fla On Thurs
day, April 81, they met for the first time
and on Sunday the following became a
proper notice: Married, on Sunday, April
"a, 1887, at the residence of Mrs. Thornburg,
in Albany, Ca, Mr.. William f. Bynum, OF
Live Oak, Fla, and Miss Fannie p Ander.
son, OF Wilkes county, Ga Rev. j. II.
Fortson officiatedn
The Griffin estate grove of twenty-four
acres, with 800 bearing trees, beside about
$50 acres of land, was sold Wednesday by
the agent, Mr.. j. s. Macarthur, TO Mai. NJ.
R. Marks for $4,000. The prevailing inn
preston is that it was purchased for some
persons from the West who will divide it up
into tracts TO suit settlers. This land III
cludes most of Lake Mobile, one of the pref
4s.,aN Ill. L.